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POLI 346 - The Politics of Rights and Social Change

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Rights claims and court decisions have often been at the center of political conflict in the US. This seminar examines meanings of rights politics that look to litigation as a key strategy for political and social change. There is a consideration of legal culture in everyday life, ways in which rights get politically articulated, the role of lawyers in this politics, the impact of court decisions, and benefits and limits of litigation for such politics. Ms. Villmoare.

Prerequisite: permission of the instructor, normally an intermediate-level course in American politics.

One 2-hour period.



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